List of ambassadors of Russia to Seychelles

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Artyom Kozhin
since 15 January 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Victoria
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatVictoria
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Seychelles

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Seychelles.[1]

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Victoria.[2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Seychelles is currently held by Artyom Kozhin, incumbent since 15 January 2020.[3][4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Seychelles were first established on 30 June 1976.[1] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Startsev [ru], was appointed on 4 April 1977, and presented his credentials on 27 June 1977.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Sergey Kiselyov [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.[1]

List of representatives (1977 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Seychelles (1977 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Aleksandr Startsev [ru] Ambassador 4 April 1977 10 August 1981
Mikhail Orlov [ru] Ambassador 10 August 1981 10 April 1987
Viktor Anisimov Ambassador 10 April 1987 20 February 1991
Sergey Kiselyov [ru] Ambassador 20 February 1991 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Seychelles (1991 – present)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Sergey Kiselyov [ru] Ambassador 26 December 1991 7 September 1995
Gennady Fedosov [ru][5] Ambassador 7 September 1995 29 June 1998
Vladimir Kalinin [ru][6] Ambassador 29 June 1998 28 February 2005
Aleksandr Vladimirov [ru][7] Ambassador 28 February 2005 16 January 2009
Mikhail Kalinin [ru][8] Ambassador 16 January 2009 7 November 2012
Vladimir Belous Ambassador 27 August 2013 15 January 2020[9]
Artyom Kozhin Ambassador 15 January 2020[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Посольство СССР на Сейшельских островах (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Seychelles". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Персоналии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 11" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=076583[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=073289[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Главная".
  8. ^ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=050419[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 10" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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